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Posi-pocalypse: Why You Should Start the New Year with An Apocalypse

Something about another year coming to a close–another ending of a chapter in your life–it can feel a little like the end of the world. Not…

Jan 22, 2023
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Posi-pocalypse: Why You Should Start the New Year with An Apocalypse
Posi-pocalypse: Why You Should Start the New Year with An Apocalypse
Jan 22, 2023
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We Die First

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Watcher and The Invisible Man: The Violence of Voyeurism

Part One: Don’t Trust Your Husband

Feb 3, 2024
Watcher and The Invisible Man: The Violence of Voyeurism
Watcher and The Invisible Man: The Violence of Voyeurism
Feb 3, 2024
We Die First

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The Evolution of the Lesbian Slasher

Horror as a genre is no stranger to lesbianism–in fact, women and the women who love them have been woven into the genre practically since…

Jul 29, 2023
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The Evolution of the Lesbian Slasher
The Evolution of the Lesbian Slasher
Jul 29, 2023
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Freddy and Pennywise: Memory Loss and the Personification of Childhood Trauma

Edna St. Vincent Millay said “Childhood is the kingdom where nobody dies.”

Jul 10, 2022
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Freddy and Pennywise: Memory Loss and the Personification of Childhood Trauma
Freddy and Pennywise: Memory Loss and the Personification of Childhood Trauma
Jul 10, 2022
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Mommy Issues, Revisited

On this day two years ago, I published a personal essay detailing my fraught relationship with my mother and history of maternal abuse. At…

May 8, 2022
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Mommy Issues, Revisited
Mommy Issues, Revisited
May 8, 2022
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Ranking 8 Retellings of Theseus and the Minotaur

In Greek mythology, Theseus was the king and founder-hero of Athens. There are a variety of different myths involving him, from his…

Mar 4, 2022
Ranking 8 Retellings of Theseus and the Minotaur
Ranking 8 Retellings of Theseus and the Minotaur
Mar 4, 2022
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Coraline, The House, & La Casa Lobo: Haunted Houses in Stop Motion

PART ONE: A HISTORY OF MOTION & THE HAUNTED HOUSE

Feb 14, 2022
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Coraline, The House, & La Casa Lobo: Haunted Houses in Stop Motion
Coraline, The House, & La Casa Lobo: Haunted Houses in Stop Motion
Feb 14, 2022
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Vampires and Exorcisms: Catholicism in Modern Horror

In Roger Ebert’s review of John Carpenter’s Vampires, he said “When it comes to fighting vampires and performing exorcisms, the Roman…

Dec 18, 2021
Vampires and Exorcisms: Catholicism in Modern Horror
Vampires and Exorcisms: Catholicism in Modern Horror
Dec 18, 2021

The Fetishism of True Crime: What Web Sleuths and Medieval Witch Hunters Have in Common

Several years ago, I watched a short video that had gone viral. The footage was taken from the camera of a hotel elevator and in it, a…

Mar 18, 2021
The Fetishism of True Crime: What Web Sleuths and Medieval Witch Hunters Have in Common
The Fetishism of True Crime: What Web Sleuths and Medieval Witch Hunters Have in Common
Mar 18, 2021
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27 Nightmares Before Christmas

A lot of people know the It’s A Wonderful Life story by now; how it was a box office bomb in the 40s and then, due to a clerical issue…

Nov 1, 2020
27 Nightmares Before Christmas
27 Nightmares Before Christmas
Nov 1, 2020
Joan Tierney

Joan Tierney

299 followers

Writer. Traveler. Cat mom.

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